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The Stagecoach Music Festival faced unexpected challenges on Saturday evening as strong winds swept through, prompting an ’emergency evacuation’ of the fairgrounds.
Taking place in Indio, California, just a week after the Coachella festival, Stagecoach this year boasted a star-studded lineup, drawing country music fans from far and wide.
Among the performers, Sydney Sweeney captured attention with a bold appearance on stage alongside Diplo, setting the scene for Lainey Wilson’s anticipated headlining act.
However, as the wind intensified, organizers made the difficult decision to evacuate attendees prior to Wilson’s performance, as witnesses shared with JustJared.
A stark message reading ‘EMERGENCY EVACUATION’ flashed across screens, followed by instructions: ‘The festival has been postponed until further notice. Please move quickly and calmly to the nearest exit.’
Within an hour – after several people had already left the scene – the festival posted to X and Instagram: ‘The show will resume. We are working to open doors and prep the site for your safety. Stay tuned for updates.’
The Stagecoach Music Festival was thrown into disarray Saturday evening as an ’emergency evacuation’ sent revelers fleeing the fairground; Sydney Sweeney seen onstage with Diplo
Lainey Wilson, who is scheduled to headline the festival Saturday night, is pictured the previous day backstage at Stagecoach with Ella Langley
Wilson, 33, announced on X that her set had been rescheduled to 10:30pm, reassuring her fans: ‘These crazy winds ain’t gonna stop us.’
She was part of a glittering trio of headliners at this weekend’s festivals, sandwiched between Cody Johnson on Friday and Post Malone on Sunday.
Saturday was a celebrity-strewn affair, with Diplo, 47, welcoming Sweeney, 28, onstage as part of his Diplo’s HonkyTonk air conditioned tent party.
Shrugging off the moral panic over her racy Euphoria scenes, Sweeney was seen perched cheerfully on the shoulders of her music mogul boyfriend Scooter Braun, 44.
Held at the Empire Polo Club, the festival welcomed such acts to its Saturday lineup as Riley Green, Journey, Little Big Town, Gavin Adcock and Teddy Swims.
Meanwhile on Friday, Johnson had performed at the head of a bill that featured names like Bailey Zimmerman, Red Clay Strays and Ella Langley.
Legacy acts like Wynonna Judd, Counting Crows Lyle Lovett were mingled with newer faces like Miley Cyrus’ little sister Noah Cyrus.Â
Post Malone’s big night on Sunday will also be filled with boldface names including Brooks & Dunn and none other than Hootie and the Blowfish.
Saturday was a celebrity-strewn affair, with Diplo, 47, welcoming Sweeney, 28, onstage as part of his Diplo’s HonkyTonk air conditioned tent party
Shrugging off the moral panic over her racy Euphoria scenes, Sweeney partied cheerfully at Stagecoach with her music mogul boyfriend Scooter Braun, 44Â
Held at the Empire Polo Club, the festival welcomed such acts to its Saturday lineup as Riley Green, Journey, Gavin Adcock (pictured left) and Teddy Swims
Kimberly Schlapman (left) and Karen Fairchild (right) of Little Big Town are pictured this Saturday playing Stagecoach at the Empire Polo Club
Wilson was part of a glittering trio of headliners at this weekend’s festivals, sandwiched between Cody Johnson on Friday (pictured) and Post Malone on Sunday
Legacy acts like Wynonna Judd, Counting Crows Lyle Lovett were mingled with newer faces like Miley Cyrus’ little sister Noah Cyrus
Guy Fieri offering a Stagecoach Smokehouse experience, giving live cookery demonstrations with such celebrity guests as Wynonna Judd
Diplo, Pitbull and Ludacris have been enlisted for the famous Late Night on Mustang sets, with Guy Fieri offering a Stagecoach Smokehouse experience.
Fieri himself gives live cookery demonstrations at his pop-up and also welcomes celebrity guests, including this year Wynonna Judd and Gavin Rossdale.
Wilson, who previously played Stagecoach in 2022 and 2023, is headlining the festival for the first time ever at this year’s edition.
She promoted Saturday’s appearance earlier this week, teasing that ‘your girl’s never done pyro,’ and ‘I’m doing pyro,’ on John Mayer’s SiriusXM show How’s Life.
‘We’re doing all kinds of stuff,’ Wilson said, explaining that she was ‘gonna have some guests’ and wanted to offer her audience ‘a different experience.’